Building a Better and More Meaningful Future for Hoosiers with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Indiana has made significant progress in building community-based supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Today, workforce shortages, growing demand, changing Medicaid policy, provider instability, and increasingly complex systems are creating new challenges.
Blueprint for Change 3.0 is The Arc of Indiana’s roadmap for what comes next.
Thank you to the Blueprint for Change 3.0 Committee
Co-Chairs
Dick Rhoad – IDD Professional
Cody Mullen – Sibling
Self Advocates
Melody Cooper – Self-Advocate
Shawn Fulton – Self-Advocate
Erin McGuire – Self-Advocates of Indiana President
Samara Pfeifer – Self-Advocate
Lexi Westerfield – Self-Advocates of Indiana Sergeant-at-Arms
Parents & Siblings
Adam Brown – Sibling
William Hawkins – Parent
Kylee Hope – Sibling
Alan Kaffenberger – Parent
IDD Professionals
Karen Brummet – IPMG CEO/President
Tom Crishon – The Arc of Indiana Chief Legal Officer
Nash Dunn – KCARC President
Donna Elbrecht – Easterseals Northern Indiana CEO/President
Yolanda Kincaid – Sycamore Services CEO
Andy Kirby – ILADD Executive Director
Wendy Kirtz – The Arc of Bartholomew County Executive Director
Jason McManus – Wabash Center/The Arc of Tippecanoe County CEO/President
Dr. Derek Nord – Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University Director
Katy Stafford Cunningham – INARF CEO/President
Tammy Themel – accessABILITY CEO
Pam Verbarg – The Arc of Greater Boone County Executive Director
Dr. Jim Wiltz – Kestrel Behavioral Health Co-Founder
Wade Wingler – Noble/The Arc of Greater Indianapolis CEO/President